MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- The Blue Raider men and women both pulled out hard won victories last night over North Texas in Denton.
The MTSU men's basketball team withstood a late rally by the Mean Green to hold on for a 68-66 victory. The men now have a 21-3 overall record and a 10-0 standing in the Sun Belt Conference, marking the best league start in school history.
The Lady Raiders game also went down to the wire, with the MT women eaking out a 70-68 victory to extend their winning streak to 12 games.
The Blue Raiders next head to Denver for a Saturday contest. The men's game tips off at 3 p.m. CT. The game will air on ESPN2. The women's game follows at 5:30. You can hear both games right here on WMOT.